Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:16PM MST until September 16 at 5:15PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 16, 2026 - 3:16pm
Expires:
September 16, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 316 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain over the Pocket Fire scar. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have fallen.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Pocket Fire scar.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the
Pocket Fire scar.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sedona, Edge of the World, East Pocket Lookout Tower, Fernow Cabin,
Slide Rock State Park, Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, West
Fork of Oak Creek, Indian Gardens and Uptown Sedona.
This includes the following highways...
State Route 179 near mile marker 313. State Route 89A between mile
markers 366 and 368...and between mile markers 374 and 385.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds...
Manzanita Campground and Cave Springs Campground.
This includes the following swimming holes...
Slide Rock, Encinoso, Grasshopper Point and Midgely Bridge.
This includes the following creeks, washes and rivers...
Dry Creek, Spring Creek, West Fork Oak Creek and Oak Creek.
Instruction:
Flash flooding is occurring or imminent within and downstream of the
Pocket Fire scar. Severe debris flow are expected within Dry Creek,
Secret Canyon, Long Canyon, Bear Sign Canyon, and the West Fork of
Oak Creek. Oak Creek may also see elevated flow from the West Fork
confluence to Sedona. Campers and hikers should get away from creeks
and move to higher ground immediately! Stay away or be swept away!
Area Description:
Coconino, AZ; Yavapai, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Flagstaff AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov